become increasingly navigable
in the west to the Bering Strait in the east, which has become increasingly navigable as climate change has reduced the Arctic ice cover. It offers a shorter journey between Europe and Asia than traditional routes and avoids critical choke points such as the Danish Straits, Bab el-Mandeb or Malacca. Therefore, for Russia, LNG in the Arctic represents more than just new gas exports. Geopolitically, Novatek’s projects แทงบอลยูโร